• Stanford University - Stanford, CA, USA
    Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering Jan. 2021 - Mar. 2026
    Ph.D. Minor in Physics Conferred in 2025
    M.S. in Mechanical Engineering Conferred in 2025

    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) - Lima, Peru
    B.Sc. in Physics (5-year program) Aug. 2012 - Jul. 2017

  • Graduate Research Assistant | P-4 Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory Jun. 2024 - Present
    Mentor: Dr. Pawel Kozlowski

    • Data Analysis of atomic spectroscopic measurements done at Omega-EP as part of the XFOL campaign, led by Dr. Heather Jones, where transonic and subsonic shock position and spectroscopic measurements were taken simultaneously.

    • Image processing and automation of VISAR and Talbot interferometry diagnostics for shock-compressed IFE-relevant foam targets

    Graduate Research Assistant | HEDS Division, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Jun. 2020 - Present
    PIs: Dr. Siegfried Glenzer and Dr. Arianna Gleason

    • Contributing researcher in IFE-STAR RISE-hub for inertial fusion energy design.

    • Study of microstructure-driven shocks in IFE relevant foams. First measurement of Two-Photon Polymerization (TPP) equation of state at IFE relevant conditions.

    • Performed hydrodynamic simulations using ALE-AMR PISALE code to model high-repetition rate droplet targets and ion deposition experiments.

    • Automated analysis of∼100 000 Thomson Parabola image shots from GEMINI TA2 short-pulse laser experiments using Python.

    Data Scientist | Vicepresidency of Risk Management, Interbank - Lima, Peru Oct. 2018 - Apr. 2019

    • Developed predictive credit scoring models using R, SQL, and SAS.

    • Introduced non-conventional data when modeling risk assessment.

    • Reduced SME portfolio rick by 3% within three months.

    Advanced Optics Intern | R&D Division, American Glass Products, Lima, Peru Aug. 2017 - Oct. 2019

    • Conducted optical distortion measurement for autonomous vehicle glass.

    Research Intern | DIII-D National Fusion Facility, General Atomics, San Diego, USA Jan. 2017 - Mar. 2017

    • Analyzed gyrotron ECH systems; mapped safe operating regimes by tuning signal modulation, using frequency and pulse duration parameters.

    Research Intern | Acoustics and Vibrations Laboratory - PUCP, Lima, Peru Aug. 2015 - Jul. 2016

    • Designed passive isolation systems for quantum optics tables and optimized low-frequency speaker enclosures using modal analysis.

  • CIRTL Teaching Certificate - Stanford University Jun. 2024 - Present

    Course Designer, Stanford University Jan. - Mar. 2025

    • Designed Inertial Fusion Energy course for senior undergraduates and graduate students using active-learning strategies.

    • Developed a syllabus, detailed course map, problem sets, and grading rubric.

    Physics Tutor - Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University Sep. 2024 - Jun. 2025

    Course Grader in Fluids Engineering, Stanford University Apr. - Jun. 2024
    Graded assignments and exams; assisted with course material preparation

    Higher Education and Society, School of Education, Stanford University Apr. - Jun. 2024
    Leadership and Administration in Higher Ed., School of Education, Stanford University Apr. - Jun. 2024

    CS Course Helper – SOLE and Black LaIR Programs, Stanford University Sep. 2023 - Jun. 2024
    Weekly help and academic mentorship program in to all students in CS106A and CS106B.

    SAGE Program Mentor, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA Jul. 2021, 2022
    Led Laser Physics Workshop

    Teaching Assistant – PUCP, Lima, Peru Aug. 2016 – Jul. 2018

    • Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Cosmology, Thermodynamics, Optics, and Acoustical Engineering Laboratory at undergraduate level.

    • Parisuaña, C., et al. (2025). Shock Propagation in Aerogel and TPP Foams for Inertial Fusion Energy Target Design. Physics of Plasmas [Under review]. Special Collection: Progress in Inertial Fusion Energy Research: Two Years After Ignition.

    • Streeter, M. J. V., et al. including Parisuaña, C. (2025). Stable Laser-acceleration of High-flux Proton Beams with Plasma Collimation. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1004.

    • Koniges, A., et al. including Parisuaña, C. (2023). A Survey of Recent Applications of the PISALE code and PDE framework. Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Advanced Engineering Computing and Applications in Sciences (ADVCOMP 2023), pp. 20-25, IARIA, ISBN: 978-1-68558-107-7

    • Xu, N., Streeter, et al. including Parisuaña, C. (2023). Versatile Tape-drive Target for High-repetition-rate laser-driven Proton Acceleration. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 11, e23.

    • Loughran, B., et al. including Parisuaña, C. (2023). Automated Control and Optimization of Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 11, e35.

    • Parisuaña, C., et al. (2022). CFD modeling of droplets heated by an x-ray free electron laser. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics.

    • Torrezan, A. C., et al. including Parisuaña, C. (2019). New Features of the ECH Control System on DIII-D and Impact of Power Modulation on Collector Loading. Fusion Engineering and Design, 146, 486-490.

  • TALKS

    • High Energy Density Science Summer School, UC San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (2023).

    • Les Houches Doctoral Training School: Plasmas in extreme environments: from astrophysics to the laboratory, Les Houches, France (2023)

    • International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics - ICCFD 11, Maui, Hawaii, USA (2022)

    • APS Division of Plasma Physics Annual Meetings, Spokane, Washington, USA (2022)

    • APS Far West Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii (2022)

    POSTERS

    • 6th Computational Physics School for Fusion Research, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (2025)

    • LaserNetUS Users Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (2025)

    • SSRL/LCLS User’s Meeting, Menlo Park, California, USA (2024)

    • LaserNetUS Users Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA (2024)

    • Inertial Fusion Energy Science and Technology Advanced Research (IFE-STAR) PI Meeting, Avon, Colorado, USA (2024)

    • LaserNetUS Users Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA (2024)

    • APS Division of Plasma Physics Annual Meetings, Denver, Colorado, USA (2023)

    • LaserNetUS Users Meeting, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (2022)

    • Culham Plasma Physics Summer School, Oxfordshire, UK (2019)

    • 2nd Prize for Best Visual Impact (Animation), NERSC Science as Art Competition. Water droplet explosion induced by an XFEL pulse animation NERSC 50th Anniversary (2024).

    • Preparing Future Professors Fellow, Stanford University (2024).

    • Best Paper Award – ADVCOMP (2023).

    Travel Grants/Awards

    • Computational Physics School for Fusion Research, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (2025)

    • Dean’s Graduate Student Advisory Council (DGSAC) Graduate Student Conference Travel Award, Stanford University. 2025

    • LaserNetUS Users’ Meeting (2022, 2024, 2025)

    • Les Houches Doctoral Training School: Plasmas in extreme environments: from astrophysics to the laboratory, Les Houches, France (2023)

    • APS Far West Meeting (2022)

    • IFT-Perimeter-SAIFR fellowship, Jul. 2017

  • Programming Languages & HPC Tools

    • Python, C++, C, Fortran, Julia, R, SQL, MATLAB, Mathematica, LaTeX

    • PISALE (multi-material ALE-AMR), custom hydrodynamic and plasma codes.

    • High-Performance Computing: Experience running large-scale simulations on NERSC supercomputers (Cori and Perlmutter).

    Selected Technical Projects

    • Prediction for Self-Storage Facilities
      Used supervised ML models (Python) and US Census data to predict profitability; achieved 80% accuracy using RF/XGBoost.

    • Optimal Policy for Ground-to-Satellite Communication
      Designed a custom OpenAI Gym environment; implemented Q-Learning, SARSA, and value iteration for optimal policy derivation.

  • Physics Division Director, Research Experience for Peruvian Undergraduates (REPU), 2023 - Present

    Frontiers of Knowledge: Peruvian Scholars Leading STEM Break-throughs - Invited Speaker, TECHSUYO (2024)

    Officer-at-Large, Mechanical Engineering Women’s Group, Stanford University (2023)

    Invited Speaker of the Consul, at the 2nd Meeting on Science, Innovation, and Global Entrepreneurship hosted by the Consulate General of Peru in San Francisco (2022)

    External Relations Officer, Mechanical Engineering Women’s Group, Stanford University (2020 - 2022)

    STEMFest Volunteer, Stanford Young Astronauts & Women+ in Aero/Astro, Stanford University (2024)

    Poster Judge, Stanford Research Conference, Stanford University (2024)